Opinions on either of these Desktops

kevovek

Just looking for an opinion on both of these desktops.
Would be mainly used for music production and recording.
No need for a soundcard because I'll be using a usb interface instead

Acer X3400 AMD Athlon II X4 with monitor
Acer M3400 AMD Phenom II six core X6

Thanks.

Serephucus

I'd go with something like this instead:

Item|Price
Total build cost: €525.45 + €30 shipping
BitFenix Merc Alpha|€31.61
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€30.59
Samsung SpinPoint F4 320GB, SATA II (HD322GJ)|€69.00
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W|€41.95
Samsung SH-222AB bare schwarz SATA|€16.46
Club 3D 8400GS Noiseless Edition 512MB, passiv|€24.38
MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit SB-Version Englisch|€85.37
Intel Core i5-2400 Box, LGA1155|€168.98
ASRock H61M/U3S3 (B3), Sockel 1155, mATX|€57.11


Far more powerful processor, twice the RAM, faster hard drive. You could chuck in a monitor for €80 or so too.

kevovek

How much to they charge to build for you?

Serephucus

€20, but to be honest, it's just as easy to build it yourself. It's basically just high-tech lego slot and click type stuff. Plenty of Youtube videos, and people here, to help.

kevovek

I'll give it a go then be fecked

Dreddybajs

Might want a bigger HD in there for music production and recording I'd say.

kevovek

Would this one be much slower?

Serephucus

It's be the same. Most of those drives are, as long as they're not green drives.

kevovek

Serephucus wrote: »

I'd go with something like this instead:

Item|Price
Total build cost: €525.45 + €30 shipping
BitFenix Merc Alpha|€31.61
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€30.59
Samsung SpinPoint F4 320GB, SATA II (HD322GJ)|€69.00
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W|€41.95
Samsung SH-222AB bare schwarz SATA|€16.46
Club 3D 8400GS Noiseless Edition 512MB, passiv|€24.38
MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit SB-Version Englisch|€85.37
Intel Core i5-2400 Box, LGA1155|€168.98
ASRock H61M/U3S3 (B3), Sockel 1155, mATX|€57.11


Far more powerful processor, twice the RAM, faster hard drive. You could chuck in a monitor for €80 or so too.

Id like to replace the graphics card above with this one http://www4.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=37473&agid=1004

Im also wondering would I have any problem running this on my 32" HDTV instead of getting a monitor?

Serephucus

That graphics card will also work fine.

You should almost-certainly be able to use the TV as a monitor, just give me the model number, to be sure.

kevovek

Its a Mirai DTL-832E600

Serephucus

That's what I thought - it will work, but it's only 1366x768, a comparatively low resolution for computer monitors. You can buy a 22" 1920x1080 monitor for less than €100 from HWVS. If you're ok with a lower resolution though, the TV will be fine.

kevovek

Thanks I'm ok with the lower resolution for the moment anyway. Going to order this today or tomorrow. According to hardwareversand you cant use a credit card with paypal?